Spring nut locking device for rail joints



Y 1931- Q H. s. NORWOOD" 1,895,412

SPRING NUT LOCKING DEVICE FdR RAIL JOINTS Filed Sept. 20. 1929 .Ziavereform G.%rw@0d Way.

en e May- 12 1931 1;

" nAnnY- G. mamas,pmsw y m N; 'ss ifqimg'wd 39mm v "*srnme nn'r nocxmennvren on, Al Joiinrs I "e u mien mea se temtergo, 1929 se Thisinvention pertains to a new and'novel'; spring nutlocking device, andhas been 'especially' designed for' u se' in connection? with;

railway rail joint The main ob ect of the invention'isr tb ro videsimple, vstrong, durable; economical; practical and efficient means,whereby' ythe twin-in! si eae t e-railw y sen- :-b r mac -setea d beribei gprovldedjwithfopenings therethrough forthe; 'tablegnumberjofsecuring.

c, r, I '55 dz hiw eni g e eii th gh ""clampi 3e1 ingm d-th o he meetingendsof the'rails will be safely locked; p I i andv maintained in properalinement';

2'; Further objects of'the invention arelto so construct an effectivelocking device from {a single piece of high grade spring steelgof the Vdesired dimensions that it will securely main-ii tain the locking ,nut'sin looked condition that it Will u bind against the securing boltsk andretain said-boltsin proper transverse" alinement, and, will j serveto='prevent-any; I

V r b 'lkingide ingo ends of thetraekrails withwhichifi is f lateralswerving or JmOVeme'ntof the meet:

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The" foregoing and suchgother objects may appearfrom ,theensuingdescription .are

advantages of the invention. I

7 In the accompanying drawlngsg forming; a" ti part of thisspecification it be seen that Figure 1 Visa-side elevation oftheimproved? means embodying invention shovvn in f connection with arailwayrail joint.

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and} lii it diin 1 f m; IShOu d R d-p "ass Figure 2 is a plan 716Wshowinga metallic, i

barfrom Which-the locking device is formed, showing the bar portionthereof.

Figure 8 is an enlarged,perspective-shoiv-- be 'ing the locking devicedisconnected from the. rail joint.- r

Figure f is an inverted enlarged-perspective, of the device shown id]?3, and p In the embodiment I of my invention as :-1ustr ated, it will beseen that ,thei numerfal I Y Figurel5 is a top plan thereof.

broken away atj eaohifendj;

p ss re int ill? he, o in n o c ct formation; f thereb y "reducing'ithe:

the m n mum' e nta d e overlap themeeting ends off, 3 "the traekirails,and isfirmly ian'dftightly S8: I d "ng tensionagainst the k V e10 eachof:v ithe'ficlamping splicev lt gfa gll' nut's dis-.1 gendsiof; the;track 'ceJbeing stampedgor I p i e ed els'fr ma- 1- ldedj-uponfitselfat,its; 9 i l p Tli ed'withjagcentralfi eac'h-"side thereof; houlderedp-ortions 8; ch extend I the nextreme itl theithreaded porv a c i' hs mda pang e u h; -as:is usuallyjemployedffor1ii e-p1irp-oses,'saidbei sempedi ru ed u metal {5;in 1a substantially H .70

' tionof the bolt, and" at the same time will .bind tightly against eachbolt, hence when ,each nut shall have been completely adjustedallaccidental turning or loosening of the tending from each shoulderedvportion to its outer end, said longitudinal portions each being iormedwith a bolt opening therethrough near its outer end.

HARRY G. NORWOOD nuts, usually caused by the excessive jarring thatemanates from the rolling stock passing;

over the joints, will be prevented, and thebolts will be maintained intheir proper transc verse alinementi It w l also be evident that-in theevent that splice bar should be accidentall broken, this type of lockingdevice possessr-o ing unusual strength will readily serve to c retainthe railsin proper alinement untilithe' break is discovered andrepaired, thereby preventing. what is known as lippingf of": the; trackrails which; is liable to cause a "derailment of-therolli'ng stock;-

i ltwill'be understood that anyrequ-iredordesirednumber of holes may: beformed g throughpthe end portions of thetrack--ra ils""g" andthroughthesplice'bars, and that any- 1 suitable number of bolts andsecur'ingnuts iiiimay e p oyedli 'the'properlocking; and: l securing ofthe track rail joints.- I

Having thus described my invention wha t I claim anddesire to secure byLetters Patc 'entlisy 1. A spring ijoints; comprising a single pieceofsprin'g locking device for rail i 'steelfolded upon itself at itscentral -portion, r I a vertical depression forniedat'each face of itscentral portion, a longitudinalportion extending f rorneach side of itscentral portion I "to' each tiouter' end thereofifand an opening y.

' formed at each endportion for therecept ion; I

, from a single 'H-shap ed piece of metahjsaidff of a securing bolt. :9

QLAspring nut locking device forined-"d' H-shaped'piece being centrallyirecessed across its ,outer and inner face and fo lded upon itself atsaid recessed'central portion,

thereof; 'saiddevice being adapted for r the reception of a'securingbolt; at

""J Qints,comprising an H-Shaped piece of i 7 spring steelrfolded uponitself centrallm a i central vertical depressedportion at eaehfa'ethereofiiiin outwardly extended shouldered portion formed at each'end of-the"depressed*- gportions, a longitudinal portion extending fromeachshouldered portion;-to its outer end, and an opening formed at eachendpor tion forthe reception of a securing bolt.

45 A spring nut locking device ofthe cha'racter'described', comprising asingleo piecefof spring steelfolded upon itselffc'entrally, acentrallydisposedvertical depression formed f at each-facethereof, ashoulderedportion j v Q, extending outwardly from each end-0f each P s-anda longitudinal portion-ex

